The Gazette 1987

GAZETTE

APRIL 1987

Called To The Inner Bar

Mr. Michael McDowell (36),

Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh,

Dublin, was called to the Inner Bar

by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice

Finlay, in the Supreme Court in

Dublin in March.

Mr. McDowell, who was called

to the Bar in 1 974, was elected a

TD for the PD party in the Dublin

South-East constituency in the re-

cent general election.

Called to the Inner Bar on the

same occasion were Mr. Gerald M.

Tynan, North Circular Road,

Limerick who was called to the Bar

in 1968 and has practised on the

South-West Circuit, and Mr. Liam

Reidy (34), Windhover, Lavistown,

Co. Kilkenny, who practises on the

South-Eastern Circuit. He was call-

ed to the Bar in 1 984.

London Merger

The London law firms Coward

Chance and Clifford Turner have

agreed to form a major interna-

tional firm known as Clifford

Chance. The merger will create a

160-partner firm with offices in 12

countries.

International Law

Commission

Ireland's Permanent Represen-

tative to the UN in Geneva, Mr.

Mahon Hayes, has been elected a

member of the International Law

Commission by the UN General

Assembly. Mr. Hayes, who retains

his post in Geneva, is a former head

of the legal division of the Depart-

ment of Foreign Affairs, and am-

bassador to Denmark, Norway and

Iceland.

EEC Law on Unfair Terms

EEC proposals to harmonize Com-

munity law on unfair terms in con-

sumer con t r ac ts have been

criticised as "premature, over-

ambitious and bureaucratic", by

the Law Society of Scotland. The

Society believes that laws on the

sale of supply of goods and ser-

vices should be tackled first and

that the Commission's view that

there should be a general clause in

any new law which would list ex-

amples of unfair clauses will pro-

duce uncertainty. The strongest

condemnation is reserved for the

proposals for a system whereby

contract clauses would be vetted,

then become immune from

challenge in the courts.

Solicitors Advertising

The Law Society in London has

agreed to liberalise its advertising

rules, but rejected a call to let

solicitors set up client-referral ar-

rangements with banks, building

societies or estate agents.

The society's council agreed in

principle to allow solicitors to

advertise through mail services,

television and sponsorship. The

council rejected the idea of permit-

ting referral arrangements because

of the effects this could have on a

solicitor's duty to provide inde-

pendent advice.

A solicitor who was dealing with

a client referred by a bank or

building society would be inhibited

from advising the client about bet-

ter deals offered by rival com-

panies.

Professional Information

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MORRIS, Martin J., deceased, late of

Granamore, Valleymount, County Wicklow.

Would any person having knowledge of the

whereabouts of a Will of the said deceased

who died on the 31st of December, 1985,

please contact Daragh Buckley, Solicitor,

47 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2. Telephone:

(01) 770282.

QU I NLAN, Monica, deceased. Late of 98

Ceanntfort, Mount Brown, Dublin 8. Will any

person having knowledge of the

whereabouts of a Will of the above-named

Deceased made during the year 1986 please

contact Denis Murnaghan & Company,

Solicitors, 21 Upper Mount Street, Dublin

2 - telephone (01) 785944 - reference BC.

Estate Rev. Fr. Michael Sammon,

deceased late of Crossboyne, Claremorris,

County Mayo; Monivea, County Galway;

and Louisburgh, County Mayo. Will any

Solicitor holding a Will for Rev. Fr. Michael

Sammon who died on the 20th day of

February, 1987, please contact Michael

Keane and Company, Solicitors, of Clare-

morris, County Mayo.

WALSH, Charles, deceased, late of 25A

Nun's Island, Galway, formerly of Car-

rowbeg, Ower P.O., Galway. Would any

person having any knowledge of the

whereabouts of a Will of the said deceas-

ed, who died on the 1st day of February,

1987, please contact Higgins, Chambers &

Co., Solicitors, Headford, County Galway.

Phone: (093) 35656 and 35722.

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In Brief

Some Recent Legal

Appointments

Mr. James Paul McDonnell a

Dublin Barrister, Mr. Thomas

Alphonsus Fitzpatrick a Cavan

Solicitor and Mr. William Harnett,

a Dublin Solicitor have been ap-

pointed as Justices of the District

Court.

Justice John Garavan Galway

and Justice P. J. Brennan Mayo

have been nominated as members

of the District Court Rules Commit-

tee. The President of the District

Court Justice Oliver A. Macklin has

been appointed to the Committee

on Court Practise and Procedure.

M I SCELLANEOUS

Students seeks epprenticeship. Passed

the Final Examination - First Part in

November 1986. Has been accepted for the

September Professional Course. Please con-

tact Sheila Maguire, "St. Joseph's", Dublin

Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

EMPLOYMENT. Locum Solicitor with 9

years experience, available in Counties

Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford

and South Donegal. Box No. 1.

Legal Assistance A range of secretarial

services now available. Call to Academy

Secretarial Bureau, 28 Capel Street.

Tel: 731740.

Two-Partner Firm wish to acquire or merge

with sole Practitioner or Solicitor with own

following. Any area. Please reply to Box. No. 2

Helena Early Solicitor 1930-1980. We are

gathering information on Miss Early the first

female Solicitor in Ireland. We would ap-

preciate contributions from any persons

who were acquainted with Miss Early.

Please contact Nuala O'Brien 691228 or

Brian O'Brien at 611177.